John Compton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Compton

Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Canouan, Grenadines Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Date of Death: 07-Sep-2007

Profession: politician

Nationality: Saint Lucia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir John George Melvin Compton, (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia on three occasions: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007.
Compton, who previously led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, was the country's first leader when it became independent in February 1979.
He led the conservative United Workers Party (UWP) from 1964 until 1996, and again from 2005 to 2007.